Nonprofit SnapCast

Supporting Humanitarians Through Burnout and Vicarious Trauma with Dimple Dhabalia

Nonprofit SnapCast

Show Notes

Dimple Dhabalia visits the SnapCast to talk about burnout and vicarious trauma among nonprofit professionals. Among the issues we cover:

Common occupational traumas in the non-profit sector.

Causes of vicarious trauma and moral injury, along with healing strategies.

The relevance of generational trauma in the workplace.

The connection between self-care, nervous system regulation, and the workplace.

How organizations, not just individuals, can experience trauma.

A call to action for mission-driven organizations to provide a more comprehensive duty of care.

Steps leaders and organizations can take to create a holistic, human-centered duty of care.

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